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THIS week it's time to pay tribute to the power of passion and persistence of 11-year-old angler Chelsea Lovett, from Swansea.
Chelsea has been bombarding the Newcastle Herald fishing email with photos of her fishing prowess for the past three months.
And as you can see from the pictures below (click on the image for more), she's been getting amongst it.
But it's a tricky equation deciding each week which fish wins. More often than not preference is given to a ''WOW'' fish, like a monster mulloway or marlin, over, say, big ''bag'' type testimonials of less glamorous fish species.
But as any batsman will tell you, weight of runs eventually sways selectors.
And so it has come to pass this week.
We can no longer deny Chelsea the recognition and acclaim that is rightfully her's for her pure dogged love of fishing (and perhaps photography).
Chelsea first came to our attention on April 19 this year when she emailed in a photo of a 42cm bream and a 44cm whiting caught fishing the channel at Swansea.
They were two fish from a bag of 15 caught that Saturday morning at 6am.
On April 25 she was at it again – another harvest from the shallows at Swansea with the heartfelt opening to her email: ''Trying again for catch of the week''!!
The exclamation marks were hers.
On May 17 we received the next email:
''Went fishing with her dad last Saturday morning in the Swansea Channel. Using a 4lb line she helped catch most of these getting up at 4am with her dad. The catch was: 26 whiting, 7 bream, and 1 flathead. The largest was the 55cm flathead and a 48cm whiting.''
A week later we get the next contact:
''Good to see the lake abundant with fish!!!!!! Chelsea Lovett, of Swansea, with another great catch last Saturday morning with her dad ... 13 bream, 15 whiting, 2 blue swimmers, 1 flathead and 1 tailor. Thanks to Tackle Power for choice blood worms. All caught in shallows on 4 lb line.''
And then this latest missive on May 31:
''Chelsea Lovett of Swansea tries again!! There were no live worms to be seen in any tackle shops for bait this week so Chelsea's dad braved the strong westerly winds early Saturday morn at 2am to catch 50 live prawns in the channel for bait which resulted in 12 bream, 5 huge whiting and a flathead on Saturday arvo and into the night. Chelsea caught her biggest bream yet @ 47.5cm which got caught around the anchor rope. Lucky dad was there to help her, caught 48cm whiting in Swansea channel on 5 lb line. She is a keen fisher girl, loves going with dad.''
There's no arguing with that. In fact, we weren't arguing in the first place, but hat's off to Chelsea.
We wish her many more successful fishing sorties with the old man.
Click on the image above to see some of the past Fish of the Week winners.
Storm brings the fish out
FISHING this week has taken a back seat to the weather, but expect opportunities aplenty around the rocks and washes once the seas abate.
A lot of food will be stirred up and the fish will be feeding.
Farewell to a good man
THE world farewelled a good man this week in former Herald journalist and avid angler Peter Jory.
'PJ' loved his family and his fishing and will be missed by all – a true keeper if ever there was one.


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Ethics Consult ServiceThe University of Missouri Health Care Ethics Consult Service is staffed by Ethics Committee members with specific training in the area of ethics who are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide quick consultations to patients, their families, surrogates or health care providers who need assistance in difficult decision making.
When to call the Ethics Consult Service Questions such as, "What is the right thing to do?" are very real in these times of increasingly "high-tech" medical care. Dilemmas and conflicts may arise when a patient, family member, health care professional or the hospital has different ideas about values, responsibilities and loyalties.
The Consultation Process Following a request for consultation, a representative of the Ethics Consult Service will communicate with the individual requesting assistance. If further discussion is needed, a meeting will be scheduled to include the patient and/or their family or representative(s), the health care provider(s) involved in the case and other members of the health care team.
During this private meeting open and honest discussion will be encouraged about the clinical circumstances and the ethical concerns, and an attempt will be made to resolve conflict. The ethics consultant will assist by facilitating the discussion, helping to outline the ethical issues, and may offer suggestions as to what actions may be reasonable. However final decisions are to be made by the patient and his or her representative(s) in conjunction with the patient's physician and other members of the health care team.
Making Informed Decisions University Health Care believes in the rights of patients to make informed treatment decisions and provides a caring environment to support an informed choice. To discuss any questions or concerns with an Ethics Consultant, ask your doctor, nurse, social worker or chaplain to contact the hospital switchboard at (573) 882-4141 and ask for the ethics consultant on call to be paged.
This is a volunteer service. There is no charge for this consultation.
Ethics Consult Team Members David A. Fleming, MDWilliam B. Bondeson, PhDSarah Jane Breier-Mackie, PhD, RNClay M. Anderson, MD

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Did you know?
Did you know that based on 2009 Monash University enrolment figures, 56% of our students are between 16 and 25 years of age?
The Australian and New Zealand Agri-Food Research Network conference for 2010 will be held in the auditorium (Building 3E) at the Gippsland Campus of Monash University, Monday 29 November to Wednesday 1 December. A field trip to experience some of Gippsland's regional foods and wines will take place on the Sunday (28 November) before the conference...(more)
Great success for HUMCASS academics!
Congratulations to Dr David Baker and Dr Mark Symmons, both members of winning Arc Linkage grant application teams! ...(more)
Dean's Commendation of Excellence in Teaching Awards
A number of HUMCASS academic staff members recently received Dean's Commendations of Excellence in Teaching awards, for units they taught in Semester one, 2010...(more)
HUMCASS program wins Vice-Chancellor's special commendation
Congratulations to Dr Stuart Levy and the DoTS team for receiving a special commendation from the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning for the Diploma of Tertiary Studies (DoTS) program...(more)
Would you like to learn more about Honours?
At the Honours Information Session on Thursday 16 September at 1pm in 1S210 you can hear about Honours from current and former students and learn how to apply for places and scholarships.
A free light lunch will be available, too. RSVP: email@example.com
2010 Premier's Women's Summit, Melbourne
Head of Journalism Dr Louise North was invited to speak at the 2010 Premier's Women's Summit on August 19. The Summit, hosted by the Victorian Premier John Brumby and Minister for Women's Affairs Maxine Morand was attended by more than 200 key stakeholders, including industry and government representatives and academics...(more)
School secures multiple Dean's teaching commendations
Twelve current HUMCASS staff have received Dean's Teaching Commendations for their efforts in semester one and two in 2009. The Awards were handed to staff at the most recent staff meeting... (read more)
Fortnightly Colloquium Series - Semester 2 2010
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Sudan officially the Republic of Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest.
Published: Monday, September 08, 2008
Background History
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but broke out again in 1983. The second war and famine-related effects resulted in more than four million people displaced and, according to rebel estimates, more than two million deaths over a period of two decades. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Since southern independence Sudan has been combating rebels from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, has displaced nearly two million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. The UN took command of the Darfur peacekeeping operation from the African Union in December 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to stabilize the situation, which has become increasingly regional in scope and has brought instability to eastern Chad. Sudan also has faced large refugee influxes from neighboring countries primarily Ethiopia and Chad. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and lack of government support have chronically obstructed the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations.
Country Name:
- conventional long form: Republic of the Sudan
- conventional short form: Sudan
- local long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan
- local short form: As-Sudan
- former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
- name: Khartoum
- population: 5,021,000
- geographic coordinates: 15 36 N, 32 32 E
- time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)
Government Type:
- Federal republic ruled by the National Congress Party the (NCP), which came to power by military coup in 1989
Executive Branch:
- chief of state: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (since 16 October 1993)
- head of government: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (since 16 October 1993)
- cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Legislative Branch:
- structure: bicameral National Legislature consists of a Council of States and a National Assembly
Judicial Branch:
- structure: Constitutional Court of nine justices; National Supreme Court; National Courts of Appeal; other national courts
People & Society
- 34,206,710 (global rank: 37)
- growth rate: 1.884% (global rank: 60)
- noun: Sudanese
- adjective: Sudanese
Major Cities:
- Khartoum (capital): 5.021 million
Ethnic Groups:
- Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata
- Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
- Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
Life Expectancy at Birth:
- total population: 62.57 years (global rank: 182)
- male: 60.58 years
- female: 64.67 years
Infant Mortality:
- total population: 55.63 deaths/1,000 live births (global rank: 36)
- male: 61.24 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 49.74 deaths/1,000 live births
- adult prevalence rate: 1.1% (2009 est.) (global rank: 45)
- people living with AIDS: 260,000 (2009 est.) (global rank: 22)
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 61.1%
- male: 71.8%
- female: 50.5%
Sudan is an extremely poor country that has had to deal with social conflict, civil war, and the July 2011 secession of South Sudan - the region of the country that had been responsible for about three-fourths of the former Sudan's total oil production. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since it began exporting oil in 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of increases in oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Following South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to maintain economic stability, because oil earnings now provide a far lower share of the country's need for hard currency and for budget revenues. Sudan is attempting to generate new sources of revenues, such as from gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. Services and utilities have played an increasingly important role in the economy. Agricultural production continues to employ 80% of the work force and contributes a third of GDP. Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction and shortages of foreign exchange continue. Sudan also faces rising inflation, which has led to a number of small scale protests in Khartoum in recent months. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture ensure that much of the population will remain at or below the poverty line for years to come.
Gross Domestic Product:
- GDP (PPP): $97.21 billion (global rank: )
- GDP per capita (PPP): $3,000 (global rank: 170)
- real growth rate: -0.2% (global rank: 199)
- composition by sector: agriculture: 44.7%, industry: 45%, services: 10.3%
- currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)
- exchange rate (per US Dollar): 2.8
- population below poverty line: 40%
- unemployment rate: 18.7%
Agricultural Products:
cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep and other livestock
oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly
Exports Commodities:
oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar
Imports Commodities:
foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles, wheat
north-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
- total: 1,861,484 sq km (global rank: 16)
- comparative: slightly less than one-fifth the size of the US
- hot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November)
Natural Resources:
petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower
Current Environmental Issues:
inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought
Transnational Issues
- international disputes: the effects of Sudan's almost constant ethnic and rebel militia fighting since the mid-20th century have penetrated all of the neighboring states; Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which has helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence; as of 2006, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda provided shelter for over half a million Sudanese refugees, which includes 240,000 Darfur residents driven from their homes by Janjawid armed militia and the Sudanese military forces; as of January 2011, Sudan, in turn, hosted about 138,700 Eritreans, 43,000 Chadians, and smaller numbers of Ethiopians; Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Ethiopia proceed slowly due to civil and ethnic fighting in eastern Sudan; Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary; periodic violent skirmishes with Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic; South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan
- refugees (country of origin): 162,000 (Eritrea); 43,000 (Chad); 11,009 (Ethiopia)
- internally displaced persons: more than 4 million (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region)
- human trafficking: Sudan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Sudanese women and girls, particularly those from rural areas or who are internally displaced, are vulnerable to forced labor as domestic workers in homes throughout the country; some of these women and girls are subsequently sexually abused by male occupants of the household or forced to engage in commercial sex acts; Sudanese women and girls are subjected to domestic servitude in Middle Eastern countries, such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, and to forced sex trafficking in European countries; some Sudanese men who voluntarily migrate to the Middle East as low-skilled laborers face conditions indicative of forced labor; Sudanese children transit Yemen en route to Saudi Arabia, where they are used in forced begging and street vending, and reportedly work in exploitative labor situations for Sudanese traders in the Central African Republic; Sudan is a transit and destination country for Ethiopian and Eritrean women subjected to domestic servitude in Sudan and Middle Eastern countries; Sudan is a destination for Ethiopian, Somali, and possibly Thai women subjected to forced prostitution
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Opened in 2010, this 22-story, glass-and-steel hotel features a stylish, modern decor with dark woods, geometric shapes, and subdued lighting. The lobby restaurant Rare Bar & Grill serves prime steaks, salads, and Kobe beef burgers with a selection of sophisticated toppings. With indoor and patio seating, Rare View Rooftop Bar features views of the city skyline and the Empire State Building. Room service is available 24 hours. Business-friendly amenities include a 24-hour business center, meeting space for up to 80 guests, and wireless Internet access throughout the hotel (surcharge). A 24-hour fitness center provides strength-training and cardio equipment. Valet and self parking are available for a surcharge.
- Total number of rooms - 280
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- Year Built 2010
- 24-hour business center
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In-room dining - Available 24 hours a day.
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Guests enjoy a 24-hour fitness center with cardio and strength-training machines.
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Policies & Fees
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
- General
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 14.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 14.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 40 per day
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Thursday, 28 June 2012
Students enjoying their time on campus
High school students from across Perth took an insider's look at studying business at ECU last week, making their way to the Joondalup campus on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 June to compete in the 2012 ECU Business Experience.
The ECU Business Experience is a business skills competition for Year 10 and 11 students that provides exposure to tertiary-level learning. The students learn new tertiary-level skills, address a case study, and also make a presentation to a panel of industry judges.
This year marks the third anniversary of the competition, with many schools now becoming involved annually. This year's participating schools were:
- Belridge Senior High School
- Carine Senior High School
- Churchlands Senior High School
- Hampton Senior High School
- Irene McCormack Catholic College
- Kingsway Christian College
- Lake Joondalup Baptist College
- Lockridge Senior High School
- Mater Dei College
- Perth Modern School
- Quinns Baptist College
The students enjoyed an ECU Business Edge workshop in the morning, learning important employability skills such as teamwork, communication, time management, and also presentation skills.
They were then separated into their school groups in the Business Edge breakout rooms, and went to work on the case study for four hours, applying the skills they had just learned in the workshop.
Mid-afternoon, the students were taken up to ECU's Council Chambers to present their case studies to a panel of judges, including:
- Ms Jenny Devine, Lecturer, ECU School of Management
- Dr Ian Martinus, Economic Development Advisor, Yanchep Beach Joint Venture
- Ms Karen Caple, Director of City Businesses, City of Wanneroo
After the presentations, the students and their parents, teachers and principals were invited to the awards function, where the winning teams were announced.
The winning team on day one of the competition was Lake Joondalup Baptist College, and on day two it was Carine Senior High School.
Kingsway Christian College teacher, Mr Anthony Chelliah, found the competition was inspiring for his students, commenting:
"The ECU Business Experience invokes thought, knowledge, and sound experience, exposing the students to decision-making in the real world."
Mr John Swindells of Irene McCormack Catholic College stated:
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Students were also very enthusiastic about the competition.
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Will Sandy Swing the Election?
The Frankenstorm is canceling rallies and could black out millions during the final ad blitz. Howard Kurtz on the campaigns' new dynamics in the home stretch.
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have spent months meticulously planning the endgame of reaching enough wavering voters to eke out an Electoral College victory.
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And now it could all be blown away by a monster storm. If Hurricane Sandy does anywhere near as much damage as forecasters are predicting, it will upend both presidential campaigns and leave millions of voters focused more on personal misery than politics.
Oh, and have I mentioned that the media love extreme weather?
Washington Post columnist puzzled by Romney (no joke)
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank tells Howard Kurtz that Twitter's to blame for the homogeneous punditry you see on TV.
Ask Dana Milbank what he thinks of Mitt Romney and he sounds a bit confused.
Weighing the candidate's earlier campaign against his performance in the debates, the Washington Post columnist says, "we have no idea what the genuine Romney is. Possibly Romney doesn't know what President Romney we're getting…
"He didn't just do the Etch a Sketch, he completely whitewashed everything. Probably every sentient voter knows he's changed his mind on virtually everything, but he hasn't presided over this awful economy."
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Ann Coulter calls Obama a 'retard.' Then there's Gloria Allred, TMZ, and a divorce. They and others are turning the race into a circus. Howard Kurtz on the nuttiness factor.
It's the last two weeks of a presidential campaign: a time for suspense, for intrigue, for plot twists and…well, a whole lot of silliness.
A woman in a big bird costume reaches out to hug US President Barack Obama as he greets supporters during a campaign event on October 24, 2012 at City Park in Denver, Colorado. (Mandel Ngan, AFP / Getty Images)
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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump is back. Surely you missed the days when he was demanding Barack Obama's birth certificate and threatening to run for president—that is, before re-upping on Celebrity Apprentice.
The Fox News chairman inks a four-year deal
A couple of years ago, Roger Ailes would muse from time to time that maybe he would hang it up after the 2012 election and slip gracefully into retirement.
Not many people believed him. And with good reason, as it turned out.
The Fox News chairman has just signed a new, four-year deal with News Corp., as I reported exclusively on Twitter (hey, tweets are like AP dispatches these days). Those who can't stand him or Fox will still have Ailes to kick around, at least through 2016.
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By pouncing on the moderator, Team Romney is deflecting attention from a tough night for its man. Howard Kurtz on the shaping of the media narrative.
People at home may remember Barack Obama and Mitt Romney circling each other like wary gladiators. Folks online are wallowing in Romney saying that as governor he wanted "binders of women." But on television Wednesday, most of the talk about the second presidential debate centered on the flareup over Libya—which is exactly the way the Republicans want it.
Moderator Candy Crowley and Mitt Romney during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. on Oct. 16, 2012 (Michael Reynolds, Pool / Getty Images)
By attacking moderator Candy Crowley for inserting herself into the middle of that argument, the Romney camp is diverting attention from the fact that an energized Obama often dictated the terms of the argument and frequently put their man on the defensive.
Romney held his own most of the time, and polls by CBS and CNN showed the president eking out only a narrow victory. But as Bob Schieffer, who will moderate next week's faceoff, told me the other day, the team that is winning never complains about the umpires.
Debate Pre-Spin Under Way
Democrats and Republicans are already working the media refs at the second presidential debate. Howard Kurtz is at the scene.
Ladies and gentlemen, the spinning has begun here at Hofstra University.
The stage is set for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama to answer questions during a town hall style debate at Hofstra University Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
John Kerry was so wound up before a gaggle of reporters that if he had been this animated in 2004, he might have won.
Kerry carries special status here at the site of the second presidential debate for two reasons. He's from Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney was governor, and he played Romney in debate prep.
Moderator of third presidential debate sees a huge jump in partisanship
Bob Schieffer thinks he knows why the presidential debate moderators are getting so much flak this year.
'Bob Schieffer tells Howard Kurtz that he's 'never going to please all of the people all of the time."
It "has something to do with how partisan things have become," says the CBS News veteran, who will moderate next week's third and final faceoff between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. "I never heard anybody at a baseball game that their team won criticize the umpires."
In a video interview, Schieffer also blames the relentless news cycle: "There's just so many people out there writing about it, blogging about it, tweeting about it. When I came to Washington you had two deadlines a day, one for afternoon papers and one for morning papers…It never stops now."
Why the columnist can't always be a cheerleader
Clarence Page is rooting for Barack Obama—up to a point.
"No question about it. I'm allowed to," the Chicago Tribune columnist tells me in a video interview. "I'm a pundit." He pauses a beat.
"But I also have my credibility at stake. I have to be very honest about these things." And in the first presidential debate, "let's face it, he did screw up, and Democrats were angrier at him than Republicans were."
It's hardly surprising that an African-American commentator from Chicago would favor the president. But Page can be cold-blooded in his analysis.
The Real Winner at the Vice Presidential Debate? ABC's Martha Raddatz
ABC correspondent was firmly in charge at the contentious VP faceoff
Martha Raddatz took control at the outset and never let go.
From her opening question to Joe Biden—Was there a "massive intelligence failure" in Libya?—she asked smart, informed questions, followed up aggressively and kept things moving in the vice-presidential debate.
When Raddatz told Biden and Paul Ryan "let's move on," they did.
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Both candidates scored points in the hard-fought VP debate. Howard Kurtz on how the vice president succeeded where Obama failed.
Joe Biden and Paul Ryan clashed repeatedly in a fast-paced and contentious debate on Thursday night, with the vice president more aggressively interrupting and dismissing his fact-filled opponent.
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The Kentucky faceoff was a clash of generational styles, Biden the sometimes exasperated lecturer, Ryan the serious-minded student. Biden proved the superior debater, raising his voice, directly addressing the audience and rising above the wonky arguments with greater effectiveness. But by going toe to toe against a graying incumbent, the Wisconsin congressman held his own and blunted some, but not all, of his rival's attacks.
Biden showed considerable passion when the debate turned to the economy, getting in more attack lines in two minutes than President Obama did against Mitt Romney in an hour and a half: Romney wanted to let Detroit go bankrupt. Romney wrote off 47 percent of the country. Romney pays a lower effective tax rate than Biden's parents and neighbors.
Moderator of VP debate has journalistic combat experience
When Martha Raddatz opens the vice presidential debate Thursday night, she will bring something very different to the highly touted event.
No, not the fact that she's a woman. It's great that the debate commission has finally come into the 21st century by naming two women, Raddatz and CNN's Candy Crowley, to handle half the fall debates. But what sets Raddatz apart is that she's a battle-tested correspondent.
Among other things, ABC's senior foreign affairs correspondent has been to Iraq 21 times and traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan dozens of times. She has also covered the White House and the State Department. Raddatz was the first to report that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq, had been killed in a U.S. airstrike, and reported exclusive details the night that Osama bin Laden was killed.
Most of the debates have been moderated by television anchors and hosts, and they are good at their craft. Folks like Jim Lehrer, Tom Brokaw, Charlie Gibson and Bob Schieffer (who will moderate the third presidential debate this year), stretching back to Carole Simpson and Bernard Shaw. Some had extensive reporting experience, as Crowley does, but they were accustomed to fronting television shows.
GMA keeps it light with candidate's wife as co-host
I'm sure Good Morning America didn't mean to suggest that Ann Romney belonged in the kitchen.
But there she was on the ABC set on Wednesday morning, cooking up a storm.
Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, tapes an interview with Neil Cavuto, for his program "Your World With Neil Cavuto," on the Fox New Channel, in New York, on Sept. 14, 2012. (Richard Drew / AP Photo )
She was billed as a guest "co-host"—and why on earth should a presidential candidate's wife have that title on a news show?—but that turned out to be a bit of marketing hype. For much of the two-hour program, Romney was nowhere to be found. She did not sit at the big anchor desk with George Stephanopoulos and the team. There was no big political interview. Romney was not so much on the show as on display.
Columnist says he won debate by dropping "extreme" positions
Tom Friedman has a simple rejoinder for Mitt Romney after the Republican candidate ripped President Obama's foreign policy by declaring that "hope is not a strategy."
"Attitude is not a strategy, either," the New York Times columnist tells me in a video interview.
Friedman dismissed Romney's Monday address as "not a foreign policy document," but says the former governor has moved to "a different place" on Libya, Afghanistan and Israel. He says, for instance, that Romney has moved to "safer ground" by backing a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians rather than "doing whatever Bibi Netanyahu wants."
The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and the coauthor of the book That Used To Be Us describes the GOP approach this way: "Democrats are wimps. Republicans are tough. Obama's been a wimp. I will be tougher…It's a real stretch." He says foreign policy has been a back-burner question in this campaign, even though "Republicans are used to owning this issue," because "mainstream Americans are basically satisfied" with Obama's stewardship.
Why the Saturday Night Live sendup matters
For all the perpetual punditry that continues to cast Barack Obama as the biggest debate loser in recorded history, Saturday Night Live may have landed the most devastating blow.
In a debate skit depicting the president as detached and daydreaming, the late-night show did more than make Obama look like a buffoon (which is, after all, its stock in trade). The bit cemented an image of Obama as totally checked out, hardly the kind of guy burning with desire for a second term.
Darrell Hammond, who famously played Bill Clinton and Al Gore on SNL, told me a couple of weeks ago that Obama was almost impossible to successfully parody because "he's an elegant man with perfect speech." Well, he's a lot easier to lampoon now, and not just because Jay Pharoah does a better impersonation than Fred Armisen. The remoteness, the coolness, the lecturing style is now a liability.
If you missed it, Obama is shown daydreaming about what anniversary gift to get Michelle when the faux Jim Lehrer interrupts: "Mr. President, Governor Romney has just said that he killed Osama Bin Laden. Would you care to respond?" Obama, looking startled, replies: "No, you two go ahead."
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My birthday is 9/11, and I am proud of that fact. Its strange, before the events that happened on 9/11/2001 that date was not that recognizable. Now when I have to give my DOB, and all I have to say is 9/11 and before I tell the year, I get a look of sympathy. And tonight I was showing my ID and a lady told me that I sure did pick a sad day to be born. Well, no, not really, I dont think. I believe that God put me on this earth on the exact time and day He wanted to put me here. My brother was born on 9-6 and my sister was born on 9-9 so no, I think I have a good birthday. Its like me, its unique.
When I think of my birthdays over the years, there are several that come to mind and they are wonderful memories.
My sister made me cakes that were shaped like Princesses with the big flowing dresses, and I remember one was in pink and one year I got one in lavendar. Moma told me I could get my room painted whatever color I wanted and I wanted the color of the dress the cake was that year. I still love that color.
My brother gave me a book one year written by one of my favorite people, Robert Schuller. I was excited about the book but in his wonderful big brother style, he had hidden a check for $25 in the book and I found it a while after all parties were over.
We have had some pretty funny birthdays too. My sister and I have given the same card to each other; (and there several years between our births as there are several between me and my brother) but yet we have exchanged the same gifts; or used the same wrapping paper. Same mother and father, just different years in our ages.
And there have been birthdays when we were totally caught off guard by Mother. I wanted to order the cake one year and I called the bakery and I had them put an artist pallet on it and a clown to represent my brother and sisters interests at the time. Little known to me was the fact that Mother called and had the bakery add a blue typewriter to the cake to show what I was doing at the time, which was working. We have a photo of her holding the cake and smiling, because she had gotten one over on me...
There are photos taken of me by Mother when I was on my way to class somewhere and she wanted me to pose by a tree in the backyard so she could take my photo. As Lame as it sounded at the time, I now look back on that photo and admire the way I looked and am thankful for Mother wanting to take the photo of me in my teen years.
Last year, there was a bag left on my fence in the front yard and it had no name on it but it contained water bottles and a purse and all sorts of neat things. Later I found out that it was placed there by my cousin that earlier in the year had been going through chemo and radiation. I still break down sometimes when I think of the kindness she showed in thinking of me on my day after all she had been through.
And then this year, I got a surprise and I dont know who to thank. I received a beautiful shawl (pashima) in red and black woven material in a brown manilla envelope in my mailbox. It had been mailed from a local post office and it has no return address or name on it. There was an envelope inside and it held a puzzle. No box to go by and whomever sent it knows I love a challenge, so they sent me a puzzle with the pashima and the puzzle was not round nor square but was an odd shape and it was of a long haired maiden in a flower garden.
Is this supposed to be the VIRGO that I am born under the sign of? Does the sender know I have long hair and that I love flowers? I dont know. But what I do know is that I am so thankful for my wonderful gifts. I am thrilled. I am wearing the shawl to the ballgames at JSU and every Weaver Event I can and I am taking my bag that my sister had made for me that has red and black paws on it for the Weaver Bearcats or just animals in general. I am going to be so proud in my new things, and you know what, whomever sent me the package, THANK YOU. GOD LOVE YOU, cause you know me, know I love to celebrate my birthday and that I love surprises. I am just a kid at heart.
I still think back on the parties we had at Mothers house and when the whole crowd of family would come and we would have hamburgers from the grill or we would have barbque or something equally as good and then BIRTHDAY CAKE!!!
So if you see me going to a bakery and getting me a Birthday cake in the next few days, then you will know I am a happy, well adjusted big kid, I just love the celebration that I am able to celebrate one more year on this earth, and that I am just a big kid at heart. A heart with a smile on it, because all of you that have wished me Happy Birthday and Many More, well, I am taking you at your word and having a Happy Birthday, even if it is on 9-11.


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I was trying to get some up2date information on the SS4200-E.
1) will there be an firmware upgrade to EMC Lifeline v2 available for the SS4200-E?
This question was also posted in Intel Community Forums months ago - still no answer.
2) Are Seagate Barracuda LP 5900.12 2000GB, SATA II (ST32000542AS) supported - to be more general: are new drives bigger then 1 TB supported? I again checked Intel Forums - no definite answer. There seem to be Issues with Western Digital GP Drives - but there were always some problems with these drives in certain configurations.
There are companies out selling the SS4200-E with 8TB (4x2TB Drives) - so are these valid configurations or not?
Maybe releasing a new Tested Hardware and Operating System List (THOL) would be good idea - the last version 1.3 is from January 2009.
3) Will an 6TB Raid5 work created from 4x 2TB Drives?
There are posts stating the Raid5 could be filled up to 4096GB - after the reboot, the raid went offline and all data was lost. To me that seems like a serious issue - also no helpful reply here.
4) After reading the release notes of the latest available LifeLine Release, there is an issue mentioned, that Media Streaming of Files bigger then 2GB is not supported. Will this issue be fixed?
Thank you,
All I can tell ya is that I am using Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB HHDs and they worked fine
with the latest firmware available on the INTeL site. Haven't tried 2GB But my gut feeling
is that they should work.
There hasn't been a software update for a long time, let's hope the next update, if any,
is v2. I have a sneaky suspesion that that is not in the cards.
I'm also interested in whether or not Intel will be releasing the updated firmware from EMC. The updated firmware includes a number of desirable features including, for me, VMware ESX support which is sadly missing in the current firmware. Would someone from Intel please look into this for us?
Hello forum,
We are an IT company that has sold many ss4200-e's to our customers however clients have been asking for more hd capacity.
I'm just updating this thread and we'd be grateful if someone from Intel could reply re. the following:
1) Are 2TB hdd's or 1.5TB ones supported? What about the 4096MB limitation?
2) The tested hw list is now quite old (from Jan. 2009). Intel's customers would certainly appreciate an up to date list as there are many new hdd's in the market (eg WD 1TB Caviar Black) that work with the SS4200 and not in the THOL...
The unit does in fact accept 4 2TB drives (see images below). I have not fully tested capacity loading for any defects, but the array is working fine and runs very fast. I have read articles at different sites stating that the Linux file system in use should support 8GBs. The throughput on this device far exceeds any previous NAS that I've owned. Initial tests of simple file copy were around 6MB/s. Other site reviews have this in the 35-35MB/s transfer speeds, but at the time of this writing, I'm not currently running it on a gigabit switch. The media server leaves a lot to be desired and does not work with any of my older streaming client devices that worked find with my UPNP Buffalo TeraStation NAS; which was slow as pouring honey but always worked. The security is also simplistic, but is domain capable. The hardware itself is easy to work with, drive installation took about 5 minutes. The unit runs very quiet and cool. I do not hear the drives at all, and the fans are barely audible but there. The CPU runs at around 20C in in 70F room; sorry for the mixed results.
When four drives are installed, you have two options for configuration; RAID 5 or two RAID 1 drives.
If you have any other questions, please post and I'll try to answer what I can.
Great info there mkmcgregor. Thanks for the reply.
6 MB/s !! Obviously speed depends on the hub/switch however the theoretical max on a 100mbit lan is 12.5MB/s and most decent ones work at around 75-90%.


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Icons for iThings have to be created in multiple sizes. What appears to be blur, I suspect, is a problem with scaling. There is a good discussion here of all the necessary sizes (9 separate sizes) and the various quirky things that can happen to them when they are displayed on a particular device in a given context.
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Fundraising for a brewers guild/association is essential to keep the organization running and vital for protecting the state's brewing community.
Funding often starts with multiple levels of membership and dues.
To help keep dues low, guilds often pursue other funding sources. These may include state grants that are available for groups promoting in-state products or tourism, holding beer festivals, or hosting other events. See the working document of fundraising ideas below.
Dues for each class of membership are a subject of great debate among many guilds/associations. Dues need to be high enough to fund the activities of the organization, but not so high as to discourage membership. Remember, the more brewers involved in your guild/association, the stronger the collective voice.
in a state where most breweries are the same size, a flat rate works for brewers' dues and discourages isolating one or two larger brewers. But in a state with many breweries ranging from small brewpubs to large regional breweries, a sliding scale based on production is often used.
Associate-member, retail-member, and enthusiast-member dues, likewise, should be set to encourage participation. See Dues/Membership page for more details on membership categories and dues averages across the nation.
Guild sponsored events are not a way to raise a lot of money immediately. They can be a part of your strategic plan to cultivate future fundraising, and to boost the profile of craft beer in your community. Eventually, after spending a lot of money, learning what works and what doesn't in the state, and the careful construction of a strong event program, festivals commonly become guilds' number one income source. Unfortunately, one bad event raises all levels of red flags for craft breweries and our highly regulated industry. Events involving alcohol of any type MUST be consciously planned and executed with the utmost competence, or the results could be detrimental.
We've created a basic checklist of best practices through the collaboration of our award winning events team and leaders from guilds nationwide that put on major fundraising festivals. There are books out there on putting on successful festivals and events. This document is not meant to be all-encompassing in details, but is intended to be a basic starting point for your consideration in putting on a brewers guild event that elevates craft beer in your state, shines positive light on your guild's brand, and promotes the guild's craft brewery member businesses.
: Example of a Guild Member Event Participation Letter and Application
Potential sources range from state government agencies/departments of tourism and agriculture to small business development centers. One state received a grant for $40k and another guild gets $75k each year from the Department of Tourism by demonstrating how much additional income their beer week brings in to local hotels, restaurants and the region.
One of the fundamental keys to a guild soliciting and receiving a grant is by demonstrating the economic impact of the state's craft industry. Guilds often contract though their state universities to gather data and assemble economic impact statements to demonstrate to elected officials the importance of the craft brewing business in the state.
Examples of economic impact studies, and more on our Industry Defense page under "Economic Impact of Small Brewers."